I approached her during a break. “You don’t join in. You’re afraid?”
She shook her head. “Not afraid of you. Afraid of the bloodline itself.”
I frowned. “Why?”
She sighed, letting her shoulders slump. “Because the power you carry isn’t just energy. It’s… legacy. It’s history. It’s anger, greed, and mistakes all bound together. I’ve seen what it does when people take it lightly. I’ve seen families destroyed by it — my own family included. I cannot risk it. And I cannot risk you getting hurt by it.”
I studied her carefully. “So that’s why you stayed away for so long?”
“Yes.” Her voice was quiet. “When I heard you were gone, I grieved. I didn’t care that my sister had left. The world has eyes and ears, Trinity. They’ll come. They always come for the Eclipse bloodline. That’s why you’re s
